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Forensic Handwriting Identification Process

A forensic document examiner conducts scientific analysis on questioned handwriting and handprinting, to determine whether or not a particular individual is the author of a questioned piece of writing.

The identification of handwriting is a scientific process that includes the analysis of various aspects of natural writing, including the writer's slant, size relationships between letters, angles, connecting and ending strokes of letters, speed and flow of the writing, and formation of letters. Initially, when children learn to write, they are taught a set copybook pattern, the precise shapes of letters and relationships between letters. These traits are referred to as class characteristics, those features in handwriting that all individuals who learned that particular copybook style utilize. Over time, as writing becomes more of a natural process, and the writer no longer thinks about it, but does it automatically, he or she inserts individualized traits into the writing, much as one asserts his or her own personality. These traits are referred to as individual characteristics.

An examination of handwriting includes the analysis of an individual's class and individual characteristics. As a person writes over time, this combination of traits repeats itself, so one sample of an individual's writing can be compared to another. Consistent similarities can lead to an identification of common authorship, just as unexplainable differences can lead to an exclusion.

Upon receipt of a questioned signature or writing, the forensic scientist conducts various scientific tests, including examining the writing under magnification, to determine the individual and class characteristics of the writing. This same method is also used to study the known exemplars of the individual, to determine what the characteristics are, as well as the individual variation that all writers have. People do not always write exactly the same, but they do have consistent patterns that make it possible to determine the range of their variations in handwriting.

Questioned writings are then compared to the known standards, to determine if they have the same patterns of individual and class characteristics, without unexplainable differences. If the same patterns exist in both the questioned and the known exemplars, without significant differences, common authorship can be determined.

Handwriting examiners maintain reference libraries of known handwriting samples of both historical and contemporary famous people. Document examiners photograph all questioned material, and if it is identified, it is added to the reference library.

The most important aspect of being a collector of autographed guitars is that the signatures are genuine. You want to know that each celebrity took a writing instrument in his or her hand and signed the guitar you have purchased. As consumers, we not only understand that, we respect it. This is why we guarantee, 100%, for the life of the autographed guitar, that every autographed guitar we sell is authentic, hand signed and witnessed by our agents who have each been with us for over 20 years. We have been obtaining and witnessing signings for more than 30 years.

Spotlight Guitars' authenticator is a forensic expert of the United States Secret Service, Department of the Treasury. He has been a Special Agent for the United States Secret Service since 1985 and continues to hold a highly respected position within the branch as a forensic expert and handwriting analyst.

With over 30 years of experience, our autographed guitars have been sold at fund raisers for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, D.A.R.E. a Nationwide program, the City of Hope, the American Heart Association and hundreds of other organizations. These organizations would not repeatedly use our autographed guitars in their fund raising auctions year after year if our products were not credible and authentic.

Our agents travel throughout the United States to obtain, in person, each autograph on each guitar. We guarantee that the Certificate of Authenticity and Seal of Authenticity are genuine and uphold the high standards of the industry. A Certificate of Authenticity and Seal of Authenticity are included with each purchased item.

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